Lighting Control System For Hotels

Main Lobby

The customer creates their first impression of the hotel based on the reception lobby. The atmosphere created by the lighting is very important and key in elevating the stylishness of the space and creating a good first impression.

  • The lobby would be divided into several sections, each section would have its corresponding electrical panel with the modules installed.
  • Each section would have its own control board.
  • All the electrical panels would be linked through the main bus trunk, which would then be connected to the touch panel at the reception desk.
  • Brightness control: Different periods would have its own combination of brightness.

Conference Halls, Multi-function Halls & Meeting Rooms

  • Meeting rooms would have multiple touch panels installed.
  • Various combinations of lighting and AV, as for example, with the touch of one button, the lights dim, the projector screen lowers, the curtains close, the projector and DVD turns on, all done instantly.
    • Up to 8 scenes can be set, a single touch can change the lights and the projector screen at the same time.
    • A handheld remote control or a tablet can also be used to select a scene.
  • A few typical examples. Control of the lights, the projector and its screen, the curtains, these can all be controlled in tandem. When its time to show a movie, the lights would gradually dim, the projector screen lowers, the curtains close; after the showing, the projector is turned off, the lights gently return to the appropriate brightness, the projector screen is raised and the curtains are opened.
    • Reporting
      • Stage lit at 70 to 100%.
      • Audience seats and downlights lit at 80%.
      • Wall lights are all turned off.
    • Presentation
      • Stage lit at 50%
      • Front audience seats and downlights are off then gradually brightens toward the back.
      • Wall lights are all turned off.
    • Seminar
      • All lights at 90 to 100% brightness.
    • Exiting
      • Audience seats, downlights and post lights are all fully lit.
    • Standby
      • Stage and audience seats lights are at 70% brightness.

Hallways and Elevator Lobbies

  • Daylit hallways may use dual motion and lux sensors, when natural light is sufficient, the motion sensing portion is disabled, when the natural light is insufficient, then the motion sensor kicks in to turn on the lights when the space is occupied.
  • Timer combined with sensor.
    • The lights are turned on by the timer during busy periods and the sensor is disabled.
    • During quiet periods, the timer relinquishes control to the sensors. The lights remain at 70% brightness, but when the sensor detects an occupant, it will bring the brightness up to 100%. When the occupant leaves, the sensor automatically turns the lights off after a certain delay. Energy is thus saved.
  • The system would be preset with patterns for “morning”, “noon”, “dusk”, “night”, “weekend” and so on, each would be activated by the time schedule accordingly.
    • At noon, the system will dim the lights up to a level that is the most comfortable for people. For windowed areas, the system will take advantage of the natural light, when it is sunny, the lights will automatically dim; when it is gloomy, the lights will brighten to compensate. The system will always try to maintain a level of suitable indoor brightness.
    • When it grows dark, the “dusk” mode kicks in, the lights in various places will increase in brightness. The system can even work together with the local controls for the hallways and elevator lobbies.
    • At night the lights are dimmed, when someone comes, the lights gradually brighten; when they leave, the lights gradually dim.
    • The scheduler adjusts the lights for the public areas depending on the time of day and on what place it is being applied.

Hotel Guest Room

A pattern control board is installed at the headboard of the bed that controls or dims the various lights within the room and can also close/open the curtains, and can control the main lights, the bathroom lights, and can activate various scenes including relaxing, watching TV, welcome guest, entertaining visitors, reading a book, sleeping, make up room, turn all lights off and others.

Guest inserts card

The lights in the room and curtains are adjusted to conform to the welcome guest scene.

Guest removes card

After a certain delay, the lights are automatically turned off and the curtains are closed.

The guest can adjust the lights according to their preference using the headboard controls or through a remote control. The preset scenes would be realized by turning the lights on/off or adjusting the dimness to achieve the desired effect.

  • Welcoming Guest Scene
    • The pendant and wall lights are adjusted to 40% brightness.
    • The various lights are adjusted to make the guest feel welcome and bring out elegance of the room.
  • Rest and Relaxation Scene
    • The main lights are all dimmed
    • The side lights are adjusted to a suitable level to give a relaxing atmosphere.
  • Reading Scene
    • The main lights are all dimmed
    • The side lights are all dimmed
    • The standing lights are turned off
    • The reading lights are adjusted for reading

Matching Equipment

  • One dimming channel for the pendant lights; one channel for the wall lights; one channel for the showcase lights; main lights one channel;  one channel for the column edge and fixed direction wall lights; one channel for the room center depression lights; wall wash lights one channel; balcony lights one channel; total of nine channels.
  • A controller module is installed beside the entranceway.
  • A smart control panel is installed at the headboard with the various scenes preset.

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